Bellanca 8KCAB N50353

Summary

On 7 June 1990 at about 14:30 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N50353, operated by Kindel, Charles E., was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 June 1990 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.4295, -112.0097

Aircraft

Bellanca 8KCAB

Registration

N50353

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kindel, Charles E.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glendale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX90LA158

1 person died.

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM HIS HOME AIRPORT EARLY IN THE MORNING FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RETURN AND WAS NOT REPORTED OVERDUE OR MISSING. EARLY THE NEXT DAY A PILOT FLYING IN THE PHOENIX AREA REPORTED RECEIVING AN ELT SIGNAL EMMITTING FROM THE LOCAL AEROBATIC PRACTICE AREA. SEARCH PERSONNEL FOUND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN SPARSELY INHABITED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF ANY AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.